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CMJ MUSIC & MOVIE MARATHON: DAY THREE

Savoir Adore will be serving up some sweet sounds at Cake Shop late Thursday afternoon (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

The musical maelstrom that is the CMJ Music Marathon is heading into its third day, and once again there are hundreds of shows to choose from, as well as some cool movies. So we’ve narrowed down your choices, making our picks for the best bets as the weekend approaches. And yes, we strongly suggest twi-ny’s own CMJ showcase, taking place October 21 at 12 noon at Fontana’s.

Class Actress, Puma Store, 2:30

Savoir Adore, Cake Shop, 5:00

Pearl and the Beard, the Woods, 6:15

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (Michael Rapaport, 2011), followed by a Q&A with director Michael Rapaport, Clearview Chelsea Cinema, 7:00

Coasting, the Woods, 7:45

Alberta Cross, Terminal 5, 8:45

Psychic Ills, Cake Shop, 10:00

Dinosaur Feathers, Rock Shop, 10:30

Tall Tall Trees, Rockwood Music Hall, 11:00

BNLX, Rebel, 11:30

CMJ MUSIC & MOVIE MARATHON: DAY TWO

Puerto Rican punks Davila 666 will be at the Knitting Factory on Wednesday night (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Planning how you are going to attack the annual CMJ Music Marathon is like figuring out your vacation itinerary, carefully plotting out when you want to be where to see what you want to see. With thousands of scheduled concerts, DJ sets, and movie premieres, it can be, well, more than a tad overwhelming. So we’ve narrowed down your choices, making our pick for the best bets each day of the festival, which runs October 18-22 primarily in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. And yes, we strongly suggest twi-ny’s own CMJ showcase, taking place October 21 at 12 noon at Fontana’s. Below are our choices for Wednesday night, a mix of some local favorites, some well-known bands, and some fresh new faces.

Wednesday, October 19

Duke Spirit, Puma Store, 2:30

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Ace Hotel, 4:30

Emmy the Great, Fat Baby, 8:00

Wallpaper, Studio at Webster Hall, 8:30

The Big Sleep, Santos Party House, 9:15

Fix: The Ministry Movie (Douglas Freel, 2011), followed by a Q&A with director Doug Freel and Ministry’s Paul Barker, Clearview Chelsea Cinema, 9:30

Parts & Labor, Union Pool, 10:00

Davila 666, Knitting Factory Brooklyn, 11:20

A Place to Bury Strangers, Union Pool, 12 midnight

CMJ MUSIC & MOVIE MARATHON: DAY ONE

Like many performers, Eleanor Friedberger has several shows scheduled for this year’s CMJ Marathon (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Planning how you are going to attack the annual CMJ Music Marathon is like figuring out your vacation itinerary, carefully plotting out when you want to be where to see what you want to see. With thousands of scheduled concerts, DJ sets, and movie premieres, it can be, well, more than a tad overwhelming. So we’ve narrowed down your choices, making our pick for the best bets each day of the festival, which runs October 18-22 primarily in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. And yes, we strongly suggest twi-ny’s own CMJ showcase, taking place October 21 at 12 noon at Fontana’s. Navigating CMJ is a skill that could take years to master; below are our picks for opening day.

Tuesday, October 18

Edelweiss, Studio at Webster Hall, 6:30

Hospitality, Bowery Ballroom, 8:30

Titus Andronicus, Glasslands, 9:00

Eleanor Friedberger, Bowery Ballroom, 9:30

Country Mice, Kenny’s Castaways, 10:00

The Twees, Studio at Webster Hall, 10:30

ANTÓNIO ZAMBUJO: PORTUGUESE FADO

António Zambujo will make his American debut October 18 at Elebash Hall

LIVE@365
CUNY Graduate Center, Elebash Hall
365 Fifth Ave. between 34th & 35th Sts.
Tuesday, October 18, $25, 7:00
www.liveat365.org
www.antoniozambujo.com

Portuguese fado master António Zambujo will be making his U.S. debut on October 18 at Elebash Hall, touring behind his most recent album, Guia (World Village, 2010). On the disc, Zambujo adds the rich sounds of his native Cante Alentejano region to the traditional bluesy soul of fado on such songs as “Apelo,” “Zorro,” and “Barroco tropical.” The concert is part of CUNY’s “Live@365: A New World Music Series,” which continues November 22 with Azam Ali: From Night to the Edge of Day.

CMJ MUSIC & MOVIE MARATHON

Like many performers, Eleanor Friedberger has several shows scheduled for this year’s CMJ Marathon (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Multiple venues
October 18-22
www.cmj.com/marathon

Planning how you are going to attack the annual CMJ Music Marathon is like figuring out your vacation itinerary, carefully plotting out when you want to be where to see what you want to see. With thousands of scheduled concerts, DJ sets, and movie premieres, it can be, well, more than a tad overwhelming. So we’ve narrowed down your choices, making our pick for the best bets each day of the festival, which runs October 18-22 primarily in Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn. And yes, we strongly suggest twi-ny’s own CMJ showcase, taking place October 21 at 12 noon at Fontana’s.

Tuesday, October 18

Edelweiss, Studio at Webster Hall, 6:30

Hospitality, Bowery Ballroom, 8:30

Titus Andronicus, Glasslands, 9:00

Eleanor Friedberger, Bowery Ballroom, 9:30

Country Mice, Kenny’s Castaways, 10:00

The Twees, Studio at Webster Hall, 10:30

Puerto Rican punks Davila 666 will be at the Knitting Factory on Wednesday night (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Wednesday, October 19

Duke Spirit, Puma Store, 2:30

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Ace Hotel, 4:30

Emmy the Great, Fat Baby, 8:00

Wallpaper, Studio at Webster Hall, 8:30

The Big Sleep, Santos Party House, 9:15

Fix: The Ministry Movie (Douglas Freel, 2011), Clearview Chelsea Cinema, 9:30

Parts & Labor, Union Pool, 10:00

Davila 666, Knitting Factory Brooklyn, 11:20

A Place to Bury Strangers, Union Pool, 12 midnight

Country Mice will be at Kenny’s Castaways on Tuesday night (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Thursday, October 20

Class Actress, Puma Store, 2:30

Savoir Adore, Cake Shop, 5:00

Pearl and the Beard, the Woods, 6:15

Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of a Tribe Called Quest (Michael Rapaport, 2011), followed by a Q&A with director Michael Rapaport, Clearview Chelsea Cinema, 7:00

Alberta Cross, Terminal 5, 8:45

Psychic Ills, Cake Shop, 10:00

BNLX, Rebel, 11:30

Kid Savant will show their stuff at Studio at Webster Hall on Friday night (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Friday, October 21

This Week in New York showcase, Fontana’s, 12 noon – 5:00

A Silent Disco at the Big Screen Plaza supporting Invisible Children, with Spirit Family Reunion and Hundred Visions, 6:00

Delicate Steve, DROM, 7:00

Freaks in Love (David Koslowski & Skizz Cyzyk, 2011), followed by a Q&A with directors David Koslowski and Skizz Cyzyk and members of Alice Donut, Soho House, free with RSVP, 7:00

Destry, Sullivan Hall, 8:50

Conversion Party, Union Hall, 9:15

Kid Savant, Studio at Webster Hall, 9:30

Eternal Summers, Cake Shop, 10:30

Lily & the Parlour Tricks, Sullivan Hall, 11:05

New Collisions should get CMJers parachuting across the dance floor Saturday night at Local 269 (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Saturday, October 22

Nicole Atkins, Rockwood Music Hall, 3:30

The Front Bottoms, Highline Ballroom, 6:45

Radical Dads, Bruar Falls, 8:00

Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (Joann Sfar, 2011), Soho House, free with RSVP, 9:15

New Collisions, Local 269, 10:00

Turbo Fruits, Public Assembly, 11:00

Shinobi Ninja, Arlene’s Grocery, 12 midnight

Emil & Friends, the Delancey, 1:40

Titus Andronicus should go crazy at Glasslands on Tuesday night (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

CMJ SHOWCASE: THIS WEEK IN NEW YORK

Fontana’s
105 Eldridge St. between Grand & Broome Sts.
Friday, October 21, $5, 12 noon – 5:00
212-334-6740
www.cmj.com/marathon
www.fontanasnyc.com

Following on the success of This Week in New York’s blowout tenth anniversary party this past May at Fontana’s, we’ll be back at the Lower East Side club on October 21 sponsoring our first-ever official CMJ showcase. The festivities begin at 12:15 with a solo set by Jake Mehrmann of Tan Vampires, followed at 1:00 by Rubber Kiss Goodbye, 2:00 by Our Mountain, 3:00 by Hank & Cupcakes, and 4:00 by At War With the 60’s, Jamie Burke’s band formerly known as Delilah. Admission is only five bucks, so we strongly suggest you call in sick and spend the afternoon at Fontana’s, a great way to kick off the weekend.

4:00 At War With the 60’s

3:00 Hank & Cupcakes

2:00 Our Mountain

1:00 Rubber Kiss Goodbye

12:15 Jake Mehrmann (Tan Vampires)

THE CREATORS PROJECT

Visitors can walk up, down, and across installation that is making waves at the Creators Project (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

Multiple locations in DUMBO
October 15-16, free with RSVP
www.thecreatorsproject.com
creators project slideshow

It’s definitely worth taking a chance to see if you can still RSVP to the second day of the Creators Project today, where you can check out extremely cool projects from emerging and established artists with installations at several locations in DUMBO. All of the live music was held yesterday, so there’s sure to be less of a crowd experiencing Jonathan Glazer and J. Spaceman’s meditative “A Physical Manifestation of Ladies and Gentlemen, We Are Floating in Space” at 56 Water St., interacting with Minha Yang’s “Meditation” at 81 Front St., moving in unison over Cantoni and Crescenti’s “Soil” at 30 Washington St., playing with Zigelbaum and Coelho’s “Six-Forty by Four-Eighty” and SuperUber’s “Super Pong” at 55 Washington St., and getting immersed in David Bowie, Mick Rock, and Barney Clay’s black-box four-screen video “Life on Mars Revisited.”

Attendees take a break by relaxing in meditative installation in DUMBO (photo by twi-ny/mdr)

You should wait till later in the day when it’s a little darker to see United Visual Artists and Scanner’s “Origin,” but all afternoon you can enjoy food and drink rom AsiaDog, Brooklyn Bangers, Cemita’s, Landhaus (grilled bacon on a stick!), Mile End, Milk Truck, Solber Pupusas, Red Hook Lobster Pound, Brooklyn Oyster Party, and Brooklyn Roasting Company.